JP2020029129A - Steering wheel cover - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a steering wheel cover capable of being easily fitted onto a vehicular steering wheel.SOLUTION: The steering wheel cover 1 includes: a cove body 21 covering a rib part 3 of a steering wheel 2; and a hook-and-loop fastener 22 for fitting the cover body 21 onto the rib part 3. The hook-and-loop fastener 22 includes: a plurality of male engaging members formed on the cover body 21, being spaced from each other; and a plurality of female engaging members formed onto the cover body 21, being spaced from each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a handle cover attached to a handle of a vehicle.

  BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, for example, a handle cover (steering wheel cover) described in Patent Literature 1 below is known.

  This conventional handle cover is attached, for example, to a rim portion of a handlebar of a vehicle such that edges are opposed to each other, and holes are continuously formed at predetermined intervals at each of the edges. The string is passed through one of the edges and the other hole, and is fastened to the rim of the handle.In this tightened state, between the one edge and the other edge, A predetermined space is formed.

JP 2017-165286 A

  However, in the above-mentioned conventional handle cover, when attaching the handle cover to the handlebar of the vehicle, the both ends are butted together, and a string body inserted into each of the holes intersects between the two ends like a shoelace. However, there is a problem that it is not easy to attach the vehicle to the steering wheel because a complicated operation such as knitting is necessary.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a handle cover that can be easily attached to a handle of a vehicle.

  A handle cover according to the present invention is a handle cover attached to a handlebar of a vehicle, comprising: a cover body that covers a rim portion of the handle; and a hook-and-loop fastener for attaching the cover body to the rim portion. .

  According to the present invention, the handle cover can be easily attached to the handle of the vehicle.

It is a front view in the state where the handle cover concerning one embodiment of the present invention was attached to the handle. It is a front view of the same handle cover (when the hook-and-loop fastener is closed). FIG. 2 is a front view of the handle cover (when the hook-and-loop fastener is open). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which a part of the handle cover is developed in a planar shape. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the handle cover attached to the rib part of the handle.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a handle cover, which is detachably attached to a handle 2 of an automobile as a vehicle by retrofitting. That is, the handle cover 1 is a steering wheel cover that is fixedly attached to the circular automobile handle (steering wheel) 2 and used.

  The steering wheel 2 is a rotatable component for operating a steering mechanism of an automobile, and as shown in FIG. 1, a rim portion 3 which is an annular grip portion gripped by an operator as a driver, and The rim 3 includes a main body 4 that is connected to the rim 3 at a plurality of locations (for example, four locations) spaced from each other in the circumferential direction and is located on the center side of the handle 2.

  The main body part 4 is connected to the rim part 3 by a plurality of spoke parts 10, for example, four connecting parts, for example, a main body member 11 located on the inner side (center side of the handle) of the rim part 3, A pair of left and right cover members 12 removably attached to the member 11 with screws or the like, and an airbag 13 attached to the main body member 11 so as to be located between the two cover members 12. I have.

  Although not shown, the main body member 11 has a shaft connecting portion located at the center of the handle 2, and the steering shaft is connected to the shaft connecting portion. Although the left and right cover members 12 shown in FIG. 1 do not have operation switches for operating devices such as a car navigation system, a cover member having such operation switches is used instead. In some cases.

  The rim portion 3 has two concave covering portions 15 at the lower left portion on the front side, which are covered by the lower end portion 12a of the cover member 12 of the main body portion 4. The spoke portions 10 are connected. In addition, each cover portion 15 is formed with a shaft hole 16 into which an insertion shaft (not shown) for positioning the cover member 12 is removably inserted.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the handle cover 1 is provided with an annular cover body 21 that covers the rim portion 3 of the handlebar 2 of the automobile, and the cover body 21. A hook-and-loop fastener 22 which is a fastener means for fixedly attaching to the rim portion 3.

  Further, the handle cover 1 allows a part of the cover main body 21 (for example, the upper cover part 31) to correspond to (follow) the shape of the rim portion 3 of the handle 2 (for example, the arc shape of a part of the rim portion 3). A plurality of elongated elastic members, that is, a pair of one-side elastic member 23 and the other-side elastic member 24 are provided. Each of the elastic members 23 and 24 is composed of, for example, a resin frame which is an elongated plate-shaped member made of synthetic resin which can be elastically deformed (see FIG. 3).

  The cover body 21 has one end (the other end in the transverse direction, which is one end in the width direction) and the other end (the other end in the shorter direction, which is the other end in the width direction) close to each other (including contact). The cover means is attached to the rim 3 of the handle 2 so as to face the rim 3 and covers the entire surface (including substantially the entirety) of the rim 3.

  On the other hand, the hook-and-loop fastener 22 is fixing means (attaching means) for fixing the cover body 21 to the rim 3 of the handle 2 so as to be fixed to the rim 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the hook-and-loop fastener 22 has a plurality of, for example, ten rectangular one-side engagements arranged side by side in the circumferential direction (longitudinal direction) of the cover body 21 at intervals. A plurality of male engaging members 26 (26a to 26j), which are members, are also arranged on the cover main body 21 at intervals in the circumferential direction and are detachably engaged with the corresponding male engaging members 26. , For example, ten female engaging members 27 (27a to 27j) which are other rectangular engaging members. The male engaging member 26 protrudes from the inner peripheral end of the cover main body 21, while the female engaging member 27 is provided on the back side of the cover main body 21.

  Each male engaging member 26 has a male engaging surface portion (male fastener portion) 28 that is brushed in a hook shape, and each female engaging member 27 is densely brushed in a loop shape. It has a female engagement surface portion (female surface fastener portion) 29, and the male engagement surface portion 28 and the female engagement surface portion 29 are engaged with each other and fixed. The number of the engaging members 26 and 27 is not limited to ten and is arbitrary, and may be, for example, less than ten.

  Here, the cover body 21 includes an upper cover portion 31 having a substantially semicircular arc shape, a lower left cover portion 32 having an arc shape, a central lower cover portion 33 having an arc shape, and a lower right cover having an arc shape. And a portion 34. The upper cover portion 31 is longer than the left and right lower cover portions 32, 34, and each of the lower cover portions 32, 34 is longer than the central lower cover portion 33.

  The cover body 21 includes a pair of left and right upper connecting portions 36 connecting the upper cover portion 31 and the left and right lower cover portions 32, 34, a central lower cover portion 33, and left and right lower cover portions 32, 34. And a pair of left and right lower connecting portions 37 that connect the two. The upper connecting portion 36 and the lower connecting portion 37 are portions corresponding to the spoke portions 10 of the main body member 11 of the handle 2, and each of the portions 36 and 37 has an opening 38 which is always open inward. are doing. When the cover main body 21 is mounted on the rim portion 3, the corresponding spoke portion 10 is inserted into each of the openings 38. The opening 38 of the lower connecting portion 37 has a front opening 38a that is square in front view, and the opening 38a causes the shaft hole 16 of the covering portion 15 of the rim 3 to move forward. Exposed.

  On the other hand, the cover body 21 is made of, for example, a sheet-like material (for example, leather such as natural leather or synthetic leather) having a substantially rectangular shape in a developed state having flexibility that can be elastically deformed radially outward. Is formed in an annular shape corresponding to the rim portion 3 of FIG.

  The dimension of the cover body 21 in the longitudinal direction (circumferential direction) is the same length (including substantially the same length) as the dimension of the rim portion 3 in the circumferential direction, and the dimension of the cover body 21 in the lateral direction is the rim. It has the same length (including substantially the same length) as the dimension of the entire circumference of the cross-sectional shape of the portion 3. Therefore, the entire surface (including substantially the entire surface) of the rim portion 3 of the handle 2 is covered and covered by the cover body 21.

  The upper cover portion 31 of the cover body 21 has a longitudinal opening 41 that opens inward, and one end of the upper cover portion facing the longitudinal opening 41 has the one end. One side elastic member (first elastic member) 23 for making the portion correspond to the arc shape of the rim portion 3 and a protruding male engaging member 26 (26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e). The other end of the upper cover portion 31 facing the longitudinal opening 41 is provided with a longitudinal other elastic member (second elastic member) for making the other end correspond to the arc shape of the rim portion 3. ) 24 and a female engaging member 27 (27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e) constituting the hook-and-loop fastener 22 are provided.

  The longitudinal opening 41 of the upper cover portion 31 of the cover body 21 is formed by the male engaging member 26 (26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e) and the female engaging member 27 (27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e). ) And closed by disengagement.

  The two elongated elastic members 23, 24 provided only in the upper cover portion 31 of the cover body 21 are linear before being elastically deformed. The opposite ends of the upper cover portion 31 of the cover main body 21 are formed into an arc shape along the rim portion 3 by elastically deforming in an arc curve shape according to the curvature of the portion 3.

  The elastic members 23 and 24 are sewn together with the engaging members 26 and 27 to the folded portion 21a of the cover body 21. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the one-side elastic member 23, the width-direction one end of the male engagement member 26, and the one-side end of the first anti-slip member 51 are connected to the cover main body 21 with a common sewing thread 46. Is sewn to one end (the folded portion on one side). The other side elastic member 24, one end in the width direction of the female engagement member 27, and the other end of the first anti-slip member 51 are connected to the other end (the other end) of the cover main body 21 with a common sewing thread 47. Sewn on the side fold). The other end in the width direction of the male engaging member 26 is a free end, but the other end in the width direction of the female engaging member 27 is sewn to the cover body 21 with a sewing thread 48.

  The one-side elastic member 23 is provided at one end of the upper cover portion 31 from one longitudinal end of the one-side end to the other longitudinal end thereof, and the other-side elastic member 24 is provided at the upper cover portion 31. Is provided from one end in the longitudinal direction to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the other end (see FIG. 3).

  The lower left cover part 32 of the cover body 21 has a longitudinal opening 42 that opens inward, and one end of the lower left cover part 32 facing the longitudinal opening 42 has a surface. A protruding male engaging member 26 (26f, 26g) constituting the fastener 22 is provided. A female engaging member 27 (27f, 27g) constituting the hook-and-loop fastener 22 is provided at the other end of the lower left cover portion 32 facing the longitudinal opening 42.

  The longitudinal opening 42 of the lower left cover portion 32 of the cover body 21 is closed by the engagement between the male engaging member 26 (26f, 26g) and the female engaging member 27 (27f, 27g), and It is opened by the disengagement.

  The central lower cover portion 33 of the cover body 21 has a longitudinal opening 43 that opens inward, and one end of the central lower cover portion 33 facing the longitudinal opening 43 has And a male engaging member 26 (26h) of a protruding shape constituting the hook-and-loop fastener 22 is provided. A female engaging member 27 (27h) constituting the hook-and-loop fastener 22 is provided at the other end of the central lower cover portion 33 facing the longitudinal opening 43.

  The longitudinal opening 43 of the lower left cover portion 33 of the cover main body 21 is closed by the engagement between the male engaging member 26 (26h) and the female engaging member 27 (27h), and the disengagement thereof is performed. Open by The pair of engaging members 26h and 27h are formed longer than the other engaging members 26 and 27. However, for example, the pair of engaging members 26h and 27h may be divided into two and have the same length as the other members. Good.

  The lower right cover portion 34 of the cover body 21 has a longitudinal opening 44 that opens inward, and one end of the lower right cover portion 34 facing the longitudinal opening 44 has And a male engaging member 26 (26i, 26j) of a protruding shape constituting the hook-and-loop fastener 22 is provided. A female engaging member 27 (27i, 27j) constituting the hook-and-loop fastener 22 is provided at the other end of the lower right cover portion 34 facing the longitudinal opening 44.

  The longitudinal opening 44 of the lower right cover portion 34 of the cover body 21 is closed by engagement of the male engaging member 26 (26i, 26j) and the female engaging member 27 (27i, 27j), and Are opened by the disengagement.

  On the other hand, when the cover body 21 is attached to the rim portion 3 of the handle 2 by the hook-and-loop fastener 22, the handle cover 1 includes a slip preventing means 50 for preventing the cover body 21 from slipping on the rim portion 3 of the handle 2. Have.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the anti-slip means 51 includes a sheet-shaped first non-slip member 51 provided on the back surface of the upper cover portion 31 of the cover body 21 so as to cover the entire back surface. A sheet-shaped second non-slip member 52 provided on the back side of the lower left cover portion 32 of the main body 21 so as to cover the entire back surface, and the entire back surface of the central lower cover portion 33 of the cover main body 21 on the back side. And a sheet-shaped fourth non-slip member provided on the back side of the lower right cover portion 32 of the cover body 21 so as to cover the entire back surface. 54.

  Each of the non-slip members 51, 52, 53, 54 is formed of an elastic sheet having a higher frictional resistance than the rear surface of the cover body 21. Note that the slip prevention means 51 is not limited to one made of four elastic sheets, but may be made of, for example, one elastic sheet that covers the entire back surface of the cover body 21.

  Next, the operation and the like of the handle cover 1 will be described.

  When attaching the handle cover 1 to the handle 2 of the automobile, first, the left and right cover members 12 of the main body 4 of the handle 2 are removed from the main body member 11.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, by opening the hook-and-loop fastener 22, all four longitudinal openings 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the cover main body 21 are opened.

  Then, the cover body 21 is once elastically deformed so as to expand radially outward so that the annular cover body 21 is fitted on the rim portion 3 of the handle 2.

  At this time, in the relatively long upper cover portion 31 of the cover main body 21, the one-side elastic member 23 is elastically deformed in accordance with the curvature of the rim portion 3 so that one end of the upper cover portion 31 is fixed to the rim portion 3. And the other elastic member 24 is elastically deformed in accordance with the curvature of the rim portion 3 so that the other end of the upper cover portion 31 follows the arc shape of the rim portion 3. Thus, the upper cover portion 31 has an arc shape along the rim portion 3, and this arc shape is maintained by the elastic members 23 and 24.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the four surface openings 41, 42, 43, and 44 of the cover body 21 are all closed by closing the hook-and-loop fastener 22.

  Specifically, each of the ten male engaging members 26 (26a to 26j) of the hook-and-loop fastener 22 and each of the ten female engaging members 27 (27a to 27j) of the hook-and-loop fastener 22 are provided. By engaging the female engagement surface portions 29 with each other, all the longitudinal openings of the four cover portions 31, 32, 33, 34 of the cover body 21 are closed.

  As a result, the cover body 21 is fastened and fixed to the rim 3 of the handle 2 by the hook-and-loop fastener 22 in the closed state, and as a result, the entire surface of the rim 3 is covered with the cover body 21. At this time, the sheet-shaped non-slip members 51, 52, 53, 54 are sandwiched between the front surface of the rim portion 3 and the back surface of the cover body 21.

  Thus, the rim portion 3 of the handle 2 is covered over the entire length in the circumferential direction and over the entire circumference of the cross-sectional shape by the handle cover 1 firmly fixed to the rim portion 3 so as not to be displaced from a desired mounting position.

  Next, when both the cover members 12 of the main body 4 of the handle 2 are fixedly attached to the main body member 11 using a fixture such as a screw, the pinched portion 20 which is a part on the lower side of the cover main body 21 is covered. The lower end 12a of the handle 12 and the covering portion 15 of the rim 3 of the handle 2 are clamped and fixed (see FIG. 1).

  According to the handle cover 1, since the surface fastener 22 for attaching the cover main body 21 to the rim portion 3 of the handle 2 is provided, a conventional mounting operation such as knitting between both edges of the cover main body using a cord is unnecessary. Therefore, the handle cover 1 can be easily attached to the handle 2, and the hook-and-loop fastener 22 is constituted by a plurality of pairs of the male engaging member 26 and the female engaging member 27 which engage with each other. Since the cover body 21 can be tightly fixed to the rim portion 3 via the non-slip members 51, 52, 53, 54 by the plurality of pairs of the engaging members 26, 27, the displacement after mounting also occurs. Absent.

  Further, by using the hook-and-loop fastener 22, the cover main body 21 can be attached to the rim portion 3 of the handle 2 over the entire periphery of the cross-sectional shape such that one end and the other end thereof are close to each other and opposed to each other. It is possible and the design is good.

  Further, a long one-side elastic member 23 is provided at one end of the relatively long upper cover portion 31 of the cover body 21, and a long one-side elastic member 23 is provided at the other end of the upper cover portion 31. Since the other side elastic member 24 is provided, the upper cover portion 31 can be formed into an appropriate arc shape along the rim portion 3 by these elastic members 23 and 24, and therefore, the male engaging members 26a to 26e and the female engaging members 26a to 26e are engaged. Since the members 27a to 27e can be easily engaged and fixed, the handle cover 1 can be more easily attached to the handle 2.

  Further, at least one side elastic member 23 and the male engaging members 26a to 26e are sewn to one end of the cover body 21 with a sewing thread 46 common to them, and at least the other side elastic member 24 and the female engaging member 27a to 27e are sewn to the other end of the cover main body 21 with a sewing thread 47 common to them, so that not only the manufacturing is easy but also the male engaging members 26a to 26e and the female engaging members 27a to 27e are formed. 27e can be easily and appropriately engaged.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the cover body is annular is described, but the shape of the cover body is not limited to an annular shape that is continuous in the circumferential direction. It may be a substantially annular shape (for example, a shape without a lower central portion) or a non-circular annular shape (including a substantially annular shape).

  Further, the material of the sheet-shaped cover body (material of the seat member) is preferably leather such as natural leather or synthetic leather from the viewpoint of design in the vehicle, but is not limited thereto. Other than cloth such as felt, soft elastically deformable rubber or synthetic resin may be used.

  Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the inner peripheral side of the cover main body. For example, a configuration in which the hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the outer peripheral side of the cover main body is also possible.

  Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the elastic member for making the cover main body correspond to the shape of the rim portion of the handle is provided only in the upper cover portion, and the elastic member is provided in at least the upper cover portion of the cover main body. For example, the elastic member may be provided in a portion other than the upper cover portion in the cover body.

  Further, the elastic member is not limited to a resin frame made of a resin, but may be a metal or rubber member that can be elastically deformed.

1 handle cover 2 handle 3 rim
21 Cover body
22 hook and loop fastener
23 One side elastic member (elastic member)
24 Elastic member on the other side (elastic member)
26 Male engaging member, one side engaging member
27 Female engaging member which is the other side engaging member
46, 47 sewing thread
50 Anti-slip means

Claims (6)

A steering wheel cover attached to a steering wheel of the vehicle,
A cover body that covers a rim portion of the handle;
And a hook-and-loop fastener for attaching the cover main body to the rim portion. The handle cover according to claim 1, further comprising: an elastic member configured to make the cover main body correspond to a shape of a rim portion of the handle. The cover body is attached to the rim of the handle so that one end and the other end face each other,
At the one end of the cover body, a longitudinal one-side elastic member for making the one-side end correspond to the shape of the rim portion, and a one-side engaging member constituting a surface fastener are provided. And
On the other end of the cover body, a longitudinal other elastic member for making the other end correspond to the shape of the rim portion, and another engaging member constituting the hook-and-loop fastener are provided. The handle cover according to claim 1, wherein the handle cover is provided. The one-side elastic member and the one-side engaging member are sewn to one end of the cover body with a common sewing thread,
The handle cover according to claim 3, wherein the other elastic member and the other engaging member are sewn to the other end of the cover body with a common sewing thread. The handle cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an anti-slip means for preventing the cover main body from slipping with respect to a rim portion of the handle. Hook and loop fastener
A plurality of one-side engagement members provided at intervals on the cover body,
The cover body includes a plurality of other engagement members provided at an interval from each other and detachably engaged with the one engagement member. Handle cover as described.

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